GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |